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Commercial Driver

CDL Classes

Class A

Class A license is required to drive any combination of vehicles with a combined gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, if the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.

Class B

Class B license is required to drive any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more or any such vehicle towing a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating not in excess of 10,000 pounds.

Class C

Class C license is required to drive any single vehicle or combination of vehicles, not considered class A or class B and any one or more of the following:

Designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver

Transporting hazardous materials in an amount requiring placarding

Any school bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds designed to transport fewer than 16 passengers, including the driver